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- LEA
- Local education authority.
- C
- County school maintained by the local education authority (LEA). The LEA is responsible for the school's admissions policy (the policy on offering places to children).
- VA
- Voluntary aided school maintained by the LEA, with a foundation (generally religious) which appoints most of the governing body. The Governing body is usually responsible for the school's admissions policy.
- VC
- Voluntary controlled school maintained by the LEA, with a foundation (generally religious) which appoints some - but not most - of the governing body. The LEA is usually responsible for the school's admissions policy.
- SA
- Special agreement school with foundation (generally religious) which appoints most of the governing body. The governing body is generally responsible for the school's admissions policy.
- GM
- Grant-maintained school. The governing body is responsible for the school's admissions policy.
- MSS
- Special school maintained by the LEA, for pupils with learning difficulties, emotional and behavioural difficulties, physical disabilities or who are deaf or blind.
- GMSS
- Grant-maintained special school. The governing body is responsible for the school's admissions policy.
- NMSS
- Non-maintained special school.
- CTC
- City Technology College or City College for the Technology of the Arts.
- IND(SS)
- Independent school approved under the Education Act 1993 to take pupils who have statements of special educational needs.
- IND
- Registered Independent school, normally charging fees.
- FESI
- Further Education Sector Institution (sixth form college, FE college, tertiary college).
- COMP
- Comprehensive - takes all pupils, usually regardless of their ability, aptitude, or whether they have been selected for a place at a selective school.
- SEL
- Selective - takes pupils depending on their ability or aptitude.
- MOD
- Modern - takes pupils regardless of their ability or aptitude and who have not been selected for a place at a selective school.
- MODFC
- College funded by the Ministry of Defence
- N/A
- admission policy not available for this institution.
- E
- The school or college has not confirmed that it has checked the examination results.
- B
- The school or college has not confirmed that it has checked the background information.
- NON SEL
- Non-selective - independent school which takes pupils usually regardless of their ability or aptitude.
- NE
- No candidates entered
- NA
- Not Available (institution not published) or Not Applicable (no candidates entered).
 - Member of sixth form centre/consortia
- New Institution
- Institution opened during the 1997/98 academic year.
 - This institution has been awarded the Charter Mark.
- GCE A/AS examinations
- GCE A (Advanced) and AS (Advanced Supplementary) level examinations are traditional, general qualifications. AS examinations are at the same academic standard as a GCE A level, but have half the content and are equal to half a GCE A level.
- Advanced GNVQ qualifications
- Advanced GNVQs are work-related qualifications which are broadly comparable in standard to two GCE A levels and can also lead to an offer of a place in higher education or employment.
- Fewer than 2 A levels
- Results of students entered for fewer than 2 A levels or the AS equivalent. AS examinations are at the same academic standard as a GCE A level, but have half the content and are equal to half a GCE A level.
- 2 or more A levels
- Results of students entered for 2 or more A levels or the AS equivalent. AS examinations are at the same academic standard as a GCE A level, but have half the content and are equal to half a GCE A level.
- 16-18 year old students on roll
- The number of full and part-time students who were aged 16, 17 or 18 on 31st August 1997 and on roll at the school or college at the beginning of the Spring term 1998. This includes all such students, irrespective of what they were studying for.
- number entered
- Number of 16-18 year old students entered for fewer than 2 A levels or the AS equivalent.
- average point score per candidate
- The average GCE A/AS point score per candidate entered for fewer than 2 GCE A levels or the AS equivalent.
When students apply for a place in higher education, each pass grade they have in GCE A level or AS examinations scores a certain number of points. The points for each grade are as follows:
Grade GCE A Level points AS points
A 10 5
B 8 4
C 6 3
D 4 2
E 2 1
This system has been used to calculate an average point score per candidate, which depends on the number of examinations taken by candidates as well as the grades obtained. For example:
a student achieves B grade at GCE A level (8 points) and B grade at AS (4 points), making an individual total of 12 points.
10 students do the same = 120 points.
The average point score per candidate is the total number of points (120) divided by the number of students (10). Average point score per candidate = 12 points.
Results in modular examinations are included, even if students subsequently decline those results in favour of continuing their studies.
- number entered
- Number of 16-18 year old students entered for 2 or more A levels or the AS equivalent.
- average point score per candidate
- The average GCE A/AS point score per candidate entered for 2 or more GCE A/AS examinations.
When students apply for a place in higher education, each pass grade they have in GCE A level or AS examinations scores a certain number of points. The points for each grade are as follows:
Grade GCE A Level points AS points
A 10 5
B 8 4
C 6 3
D 4 2
E 2 1
This system has been used to calculate an average point score per candidate, which depends on the number of GCE examinations taken by candidates as well as the grades obtained. For example:
a student achieves 3 B grades at GCE A level, making an individual total of 24 points.
10 students do the same = 240 points.
The average point score per candidate is the total number of points (240) divided by the number of students (10). Average point score per candidate = 24 points.
Results in modular examinations are included, even if students subsequently decline those results in favour of continuing their studies.
- A/AS average point score per examination entry
- This column shows the average point score per examination entry for all GCE A and AS level examinations.
GCE A and AS level examinations are traditional, general qualifications. AS examinations are of the same academic standard as a GCE A level, but have half the content and are equal to half a GCE A level entry.
When students apply for a place in higher education, each pass grade they have in GCE A level or AS examinations scores a certain number of points. The points for each grade are as follows:
Grade GCE A Level points AS points
A 10 5
B 8 4
C 6 3
D 4 2
E 2 1
This system has been used to produce an average point score per examination entry, which does not depend on the number of examinations taken by individual candidates. The maximum possible point score per entry is 10. For example:
a student achieves B grade at GCE A level (8 points) and B grade at AS (4 points), making an individual total of 12 points.
10 students do the same = 120 points
The average point score per examination entry is the total number of points (120) divided by the total number of entries (15), with an A level counting as 1 entry and an AS level as half an entry. Average point score per examination entry = 8 points
- number in final year
- The number of 16-18 year old students for whom 97/98 was their final academic year of study for an Advanced GNVQ.
- average point score per candidate
- The average Advanced GNVQ point score per candidate. For the purposes of these tables the points allocated to Advanced GNVQ awards at Distinction, Merit and Pass are based on their broad equivalence with GCE A levels at grades A - E.
The points for each grade are as follows:
Advanced GNVQ grade points
Distinction 18
Merit 12
Pass 6
This system has been used to calculate an average point score per candidate. For example:
a student achieves a Distinction at Advanced GNVQ which has been allocated 18 points.
5 students do the same = 90 points.
A student achieves a Pass at Advanced GNVQ which has been allocated 6 points.
5 students do the same = 30 points.
The average point score per candidate is the total number of points (120) divided by the total number of candidates (10). Average point score per candidate = 12 points
- IB Diploma
- A few schools and colleges offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma. The tables show the number entered during the 1997/1998 academic year and percentage achieving the qualifications.
- number entered for 2 or more A levels or AS equivalent
- The number of candidates entered for 2 or more A levels or the AS equivalent or who were in their final year of study for an Advanced GNVQ, or who were entered for an A/AS examination alongside an Advanced GNVQ.
- Average point score per candidate
- The average point score per candidate based on students entered for any combination of GCE A levels, AS examinations or Advanced GNVQs equivalent to two or more GCE A levels.
Points have been awarded as follows:
A Level AS AGNVQ
Grade Points Grade Points Grade Points
A 10 A 5 Distinction 18
B 8 B 4
C 6 C 3 Merit 12
D 4 D 2
E 2 E 1 Pass 6
This system has been used to calculate an average point score per candidate, which depends on the number of examinations taken by candidates as well as the grades they achieved.
For example:
a student achieves a B grade at GCE A level (8 points) and a Distinction at Advanced GNVQ (18 points), making a total of 26 points.
10 students do the same = 260 points.
The average point score per candidate is the total number of points (260) divided by the total number of candidates (10). Average point score per candidate = 26 points.
- Average point score per A/AS/AGNVQ entry
- The average point score per examination entry based on ALL candidates entered for GCE A/AS level examinations and Advanced GNVQs.
The points for each grade for each award are as follows:
A Level AS AGNVQ
Grade Points Grade Points Grade Points
A 10 A 5 Distinction 18
B 8 B 4
C 6 C 3 Merit 12
D 4 D 2
E 2 E 1 Pass 6
This system has been used to calculate the average point score per entry. The maximum possible point score per entry is 18. For the purposes of calculating the average point score per examination entry, a GCE A level counts as one entry, an AS as half an entry and an Advanced GNVQ as two entries. For example:
a student achieves A grade at A level (10 points) and a Merit at Advanced GNVQ (12 points), making a total of 22 points.
5 students do the same = 110 points.
a student achieves C grade at A level (6 points) and A grade at AS (5 points), making a total of 11 points.
5 students do the same = 55 points.
a student achieves a Distinction at Advanced GNVQ (18 points) and A grade at AS ( 5 points), making a total of 23 points.
5 students do the same = 115 points.
The average point score per entry is the total number of points (280) divided by the total number of entries (35). Average point score per entry = 8 points
- GCE A/AS Improvement Measure
- The average point score per candidate entered for 2 or more GCE A levels or the AS equivalent over the past three years compared with the results in 1998
- Other Vocational Qualifications
- Other Advanced vocational qualifications reported are the BTEC National qualification (Diploma or Certificate) and the City and Guilds Diploma of Vocational Education at National level. These are similar in standard to GCE A levels and are qualifications which can lead to an offer of a place in higher education or employment.
Intermediate vocational qualifications reported are Intermediate GNVQs, the BTEC First qualification (Diploma or Certificate) and the City and Guilds Diploma of Vocational Education at Intermediate level. Intermediate GNVQs are broadly equivalent to four GCSEs at grades A* to C.
Not all schools or colleges enter students for vocational qualifications.
- number of candidates
- The number of 16-18 year old students in their final year of study for a BTEC National qualification (Certificate or Diploma), or the City and Guilds Diploma of Vocational Education at National level.
- number of candidates
- The number of 16-18 year old students in their final year of study for an Intermediate GNVQ, a BTEC First qualification (Diploma or Certificate) or a City and Guilds Diploma of Vocational Education at Intermediate level.
- England average
- England average figures based on the results of ALL schools and Further Education sector colleges in England.
- Local average
- Local average figures based on the results of all Further Education sector colleges and state schools in the area covered by the LEA
- Sixth form centre/consortium
- In some areas, perhaps to pool resources and offer a wider range of post-16 courses to students, some schools co-operate together in a group known as a sixth form centre or consortium. The particular approach may vary, for example, all students from the schools involved in a consortium might study science at one school and languages at another; or a group of schools might choose to put their resources together so that sixth form teachers and students have a separate building.
- Q
- This data item is under query and will be replaced after investigation
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